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• Lydia’s dress is now one piece with very high quality velcro closure at the back. This is very good velcro and keeps the integrity of the back of the dress.  
• You will see that Lydia’s skirt has a lovely chinoiserie panel, a very popular theme in the 1780s and was often worn in ladies’ fashion or was part of decorations in the home. We thought it would be fun to incorporate it into Lydia’s dress design, too.  
• Shoes - her shoes are now a lovely gold vinyl with AGAT stamp on the bottom.  
• Hat - Lydia’s hat is slightly bigger than before, in yellow cotton, the design is a little more sturdy - you can flip up the back to form a lovely shape.
  

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A Girl for All Time

Lydia Activities - A Girl for All Time

A Girl for All Time has historically based activities and fun facts to help you enjoy time with your dolls. Lydia enjoys outings and you can read about some terrific Georgian Places to Visit.

 Read the reviews and see the beautiful items from Lydia's collection.

Lydia Peyton Printable - A Girl for All Time

A Girl for All Time

Amelia's Trip Overseas - Mini Story

 Amelia arrives in time for the holidays 

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 Hi Amelia.

 A hug for her cousin.

 Meeting Aunt Matilda.

Lydia take Amelia to her room.

Amelia loves to read. 

Lydia has a surprise for Amelia.

It's beautiful!

 Is this really for me.

Amelia sees her reflection. 

 Amelia loves her gown.

A huge hug and thank you to her cousin.

 Not long for the holiday ball.

 Aunt Matilda talks to the girls.

 The girls are so excited Amelia decides to stay and live with Lydia.

-Diana

Lydia's Room Reveal - TOUR

Georgian design, which was characterized by an adherence to theories of order, symmetry, and proportion and represented a significant departure from earlier English decorative traditions. The first buildings in the colonies had irregular facades and were essentially postmedieval structures. These small houses often consisted of two simple rooms. The decoration of these rooms reflected the skill of the housewright, who embellished his labor—the house's primary structural timbers—with basic woodworking tools.

Lydia has a large working kitchen with a prep table she can dine at as well.

Her armoire holds her hat, slippers and accessories.

  With the close of the American Revolution, the Georgian period ended, but its impact on design did not. 

I found through much research that blue was a very popular color to paint the trim, doors and a room's paneled dado.

*Review* Comparison - AG and A Girl for All Time Dolls

I get A LOT of questions whether these two brands can share clothing.

NO!

And I understand why because everyone loves the A Girl for All Time period costumes and wants them for their AG dolls to wear. 

 

AG dolls have an 18" cloth body and are far thicker than AGAT dolls.

By comparison AGAT dolls have 16" slim bodies, all vinyl.  

DIY Lydia's First Thanksgiving - Doll Food Series

Today my parents and I are partaking in a thanksgiving meal with our neighbours. It is something new to us but it appears such feasts are a more common occurrence here in the colonies and happen where there is some great event to celebrate. We are giving thanks for the towns return to normality after the great fire earlier this year, so we will of course have to say lots of prayers at church before any feasting or dancing or anything fun happens. Given that King George only died last month I am not sure that the new governor approves of any celebrations at all …

I wonder if I can wear my new party dress and whom I will meet there?  - A Girl for All Time

It may be July, but we can still plan ahead for this Lydia craft. A typical thanksgiving meal in the 18th century would include:

• Venison Roast 
• Chine of Pork 
• Roast Turkey 
•  Pigeon Pasties 
• Roast Goose
• Onions in Cream 
• Cauliflower 
• Squash
• Potatoes 
• Raw Celery
• Mincemeat Pie 
• Pumpkin Pie 
• Apple Pie
• Indian Pudding 
•  Plum Pudding 
• Cider 

Soups and stews were placed directly over the fire, on a crane. A typical bread baked on an open hearth would be cornbread in a Dutch oven. It is impossible to bake breads containing yeast since  there's no room for the bread to rise as it bakes. Hot coals were placed both under and on top of the Dutch oven, using "S" hooks. This allowed for even baking.

We are going to make Colonial cornbread for Lydia's harvest table.

Supplies:

• Yellow sponge
• Scissors
• Pen
• Acrylic paint, tan 
• Doll size serving plate

Directions:

1. Trace two circles using a plate or cook pot as template onto the sponge.
2. Cut the cakes out.
3. Gently dry brush the tan paint on top of each cake until it has a just baked golden look.
4. Cut individual pieces from one cake. 
5. Display the whole cake on a serving plate on inside a doll size cooking pot. You may need to stack two cakes inside the pot for height.

  Add basket of vegetables alongside the bread on your harvest table.

DIY - Georgian Colonial Open Hearth

AG Felicity Scenes & Settings

Georgian and Colonial kitchens weren't really kitchens at all. There were large rooms with shelves full of supplies, a large prep table and an open hearth. Baking and cooking on an open hearth was very time consuming and very dangerous because of the fire danger. On the colonial frontier a hearth also served as a heating source.

Lydia needs a hearth for cooking soups, stews and vegetables. There are many ways to make one depending on the skill level of the crafter.

I really love using brick print scrapbook paper, it's versatile and goes with any era. For a quick and easy brick or stone hearth, paper the interior of a over sized cereal box with brick or stone print paper. Using a chalk pastel or black crayon, shade the center both on the bottom and in the back to resemble soot.

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By turning the box on it's side, you can elongate the hearth. Build in one corner an oven using the leftover thin cardboard.

Styling Lydia's Hair with Hats

One thing that I "wish" all of Lydia's hats had, are navy or black elastic, not white. It is very obvious against her black hair. I found the best way to hide the elastic is to pull her hair forward on both sides in front.   

Then when gathering it into a low ponytail or braid, roll the sides closely to her head and tie it all back. This way her hair in front is over the elastic.

*Opening* Gorgeous Armoire for Lydia!

I wasn't looking, but there it was! An afternoon of antiquing and $5.99 later....now Lydia has a beautiful armoire for all of her accessories.

George III furniture have feet and this little piece does too. It doesn't sit flat on the surface. Lydia's story takes place 1760 which means there would still be a Rococo influence to furniture pieces that includes gilding and hand painted details.

The doors open up to house mirrors for primping.

 You know me, I enjoy putting doll rooms together so I can vignette special places to house my dolls.